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Okada, U.S. envoy Roos agree to deepen bilateral ties

Source: Kyodo News

Tōkyō : Japan | 2 months ago

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Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada, who has been picked for the post of foreign minister, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos agreed Friday to deepen the alliance between the two countries over the next 50 years. The two also agreed to make the meeting scheduled...

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